Chapter 155: What exactly do you want?

Boom!

Lightning split the dark, cloud-covered sky.

Between heaven and earth, there was nothing but rain. The bean-sized raindrops smashed onto the water, and the splashes could fall into the boat.

The Whale Gang members put down the mahjong tiles and copper coins in their hands and took out straw rain capes from the water-tight compartment.

It was warm in April, but if you got wet in the rain and the river wind blew, you would still shiver.

"What a big rain."

"A bit cold, are there any more rain capes? Can you get me one?"

"There are none on the boat, why don't you ask another boat?"

The shivering gang member stood up, looked around, and his expression became confused.

Ten feet away was a vast expanse of white, unable to see clearly. The rain was dense like a curtain, and everywhere was water foam colliding and shattering. Occasionally, lightning struck the water surface straight.

Standing on the boat, he didn't know where the other boats were at all. Suddenly, a figure lifted the curtain and walked in.

The gang member was overjoyed, intending to borrow a rain cape, but his throat was stuck.

Something was wrong!

Not another gang member.

That figure wasn't rowing the boat, and under his feet was just a piece of driftwood!

How could anyone step on just a piece of driftwood on the river surface in a rainstorm?

The gang member was horrified in his heart and kicked a strong man's thigh.

"Stop playing cards, people are here!"

"What people?"

"The people we are waiting for!"

Hearing this, everyone's spirit was lifted, and they walked out of the boat cabin wearing rain capes.

One of them picked up the oar and rowed the small boat towards the figure. After getting closer, a thin man standing at the bow shouted.

"Is the visitor the official from the River-Dredging Office?"

The figure paused.

"How do you know who I am?"

Several gang members looked at each other, knowing it in their hearts.

The thin man bowed: "This adult, my gang leader has been waiting for a long time. I wonder if you can give us face and meet? We have prepared good wine and food to entertain you!"

"Who is your gang leader?"

"It is Liu!"

Thunder exploded, the rain curtain shook lightly, echoing clearly and loudly on the river surface.

Liu Jie stepped on the small boat and jumped, the boat body rose and fell. After a few flashes, he had already arrived at the front, exhausting his eyesight, surprised by the youth of the visitor.

At this age, he was even younger than his son Liu Wenyang!

Liu Jie's eyes condensed, his mood inexplicable.

Thinking of his half-life wasted, all nine orifices opened, managing tens of thousands of fishermen with the extreme of the Galloping Horse realm, and spending a huge amount of silver, he couldn't even seek the position of ninth-rank inspector, still manipulated by a small County Magistrate.

Yet someone under twenty could win an official position, threatening him...

Why is it like this!

Really want to kill all the dog officials in the world!

Liu Jie's expression was as usual, reaching out to bow: "Liu has been waiting for the adult from the River-Dredging Office for a long time, didn't expect it to be a young hero!"

"This official came to Fengbu County for public business, I wonder why Gang Leader Liu wants to stop me?"

Liu Jie pointed to the rain curtain: "The rain is heavy today, the adult has traveled far, why not move a little? Liu has already set up a banquet, just waiting for the adult to attend."

During the speech, a two-story pleasure boat sailed out from the rain curtain, the glazed tiles shining brightly under the washing of the rain.

"Good, good."

Liang Qu laughed, not caring at all that he was suddenly stopped on the river, and stepped on the driftwood to go to the pleasure boat.

Liu Jie followed closely behind, secretly sighing at Liu Yi's precise judgment; he wasn't afraid of the other party arriving late, but afraid of the other party arriving early.

Broken wood floated and sank, Liang Qu jumped up.

Managing tens of thousands of fishermen in a county domain, daily stripping, how huge was the wealth? Just looking at the pleasure boat was enough to see a glimpse.

The boat body was made of red wood, exquisitely carved, with two small pavilions, covered with tiles, colorful gauze hanging around, and even bonsai and cool mats, with floral fragrance.

The position in the middle was set with a large table, with two people sitting separately.

On the left, Liu Yi, the second-in-command of the Whale Gang, thin, wearing white clothes.

On the right, Zheng Tianfu, the third-in-command of the Whale Gang, with a thick skeleton, his palms a circle larger than ordinary people, full of tendons.

There were more than ten backbone gang members standing on both sides, with great prestige.

What a big battle!

Such a pleasure boat, how many taels of silver, how many craftsmen were sent? Don't know if Toad accepts it?

Liang Qu scanned the circle, his eyes gloomy.

Such a young official!

The thoughts in Liu Yi and Zheng Tianfu's hearts were the same as Liu Jie's.

They knew early on that the River-Dredging Office came from the capital, and most were aristocratic children. Could it be the one in front of them?

Liu Yi frowned slightly. He originally thought that the water monster would only attract an official of the eighth or ninth rank, but didn't expect it to be an aristocratic child.

It wasn't easy to fill the stomach of an aristocratic child, but things had reached this point, and they had to face it no matter how difficult it was.

If they didn't invite the tentacles of the River-Dredging Office back, the Whale Gang's days in Fengbu County wouldn't be good in the future. They couldn't lose big because of small things!

Liu Yi and Zheng Tianfu lifted their hems and stood up to salute.

"Grass people Liu Yi, Zheng Tianfu, pay respects to the adult!"

Liang Qu seemed not to hear, just went to the window to enjoy the scenery.

Liu Yi and Zheng Tianfu, who were bowing on the side, couldn't put it down for a while, and a heart fire rose in their chests.

Clearly it was their own territory, but they were given a slap in the face, truly a great official prestige.

Liu Jie, who followed behind, said: "The beautiful scenery of the Jianghuai wilderness makes people linger, the adult is intoxicated by it, which is natural. However, there will be a long time in the future, why not eat while enjoying it."

Liang Qu seemed to have just come to his senses. He pulled a stool and sat down boldly.

A maid stepped forward to pour tea, but was waved away by Liang Qu. He rinsed the colorful porcelain cup with tea water and opened his mouth.

"Such a big pleasure boat, you must have scraped a lot of people's fat and ointment, right?"

Liu Yi and Zheng Tianfu, who were about to sit down, stiffened.

"Adult is joking..."

"Hey!" Liang Qu flipped his palm, "No need to say more, let's open the bright words, don't do so many mother-in-law, grinding and chirping things.

Do you think I don't know? That spirit monster was something you found people to do, right? I came all the way here, fishing guilds are blooming everywhere, you've been doing it for many years, right?"

Everyone was horrified. They never expected that the other party had just arrived in Fengbu County, and the matter had already been defeated!

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, and many backbone members couldn't help but hold the knife handle, emitting a cold murderous intent.

Zheng Tianfu looked at Liu Jie and found that Liu Jie's face had already sunk, and his hand was following towards his waist.

They didn't want to kill officials, and didn't want to make things big, but if they were forced to, it wasn't impossible!

"Can't hold your breath already?"

Liang Qu leaned his elbows on the table, lowered his palm, and turned the colorful porcelain cup with three fingers, observing the patterns on it, happily saying.

"What kind of thoughts you have by inviting me to this boat, I don't know? Why I got on this boat, don't you know?

Don't look at me as young, but when it comes to those things in the officialdom, I understand more than you. Just say it, how much do you plan to give me? If I think it's appropriate, I'll go back and write a brief report, and leave immediately."

So it's an old oil stick!

The tense atmosphere relaxed again.

"Hahaha, good, good, good, truly a hero is a youth, adult is straightforward, Third!"

Liu Jie laughed three times, waving his hand to signal.

Zheng Tianfu on the side coughed twice, took out a stack of silver notes from his sleeve, and respectfully handed them over: "Three thousand taels of silver notes, Tongbao, Tongshun bank can exchange, don't know if it's enough to serve as the adult's lubrication fee?"

"Three thousand taels?" Liang Qu sat up straight, "Is there a record? Can it be checked in your account book?"

Zheng Tianfu smiled: "Adult, rest assured, we have numbers in our hearts for this kind of thing."

Liang Qu picked up the silver notes with one hand, unfolded them in front of everyone, and observed them repeatedly.

Half a while later, he patted the silver notes back on the table and shook his head.

"Not enough!"

"Not enough?"

Liu Jie frowned.

There were many fishermen, but the government wanted to eat half, plus hundreds of people in the gang, everyone had to eat. Three thousand taels of silver notes were already bleeding.

"The gang's expenses are huge, really no extra money. If the adult doesn't abandon it, wait for a while, the Whale Gang can offer another two thousand taels in early May!"

"Still not enough."

Still not enough?

Liu Jie gritted his teeth and simply pulled the other party onto the same boat: "Just need the adult to take care of us in the future, two percent of the Whale Gang's income can belong to the adult!"

Water affairs are managed on the water. Being able to have the care of the River-Dredging Office official, they wouldn't lose too much.

Liang Qu still shook his head.

"This is not enough, that is not enough, the adult is too greedy, we Whale Gang are not opening a bank!" Liu Yi's eyes flashed with cold light on the side.

Liu Jie raised his hand to stop his second brother: "Don't know what the adult wants, say a number, if it can be completed, our Whale Gang will do our best!"

"What I want is actually very simple, just..."

Liang Qu turned his three fingers, and the colorful emerald bamboo cup rolled on the nanmu wood table, the bottom of the cup turning and closing, rolling faster and faster.

"The heads of you all!" ===== CHAPTER 156 =====